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Balloons – Simspear “Smile”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 1 Apr 2025In the weekly report of 4 Apr 2025 (week 14, 2025)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Balloons
Brand
Simspear (2 alerts)
Name
Smile
Batch
278/300
Description
Inflatable balloons, in a variety of colours. Product sold online, in particular via Amazon.com (ASIN: B0B1Q34R64).
Risk
The rubber of the balloons releases nitrosamines (measured total value: 1.61 mg/ kg). Nitrosamines may cause cancer through ingestion or dermal exposure. A child could be exposed to them when touching or putting the product in the mouth.Moreover, the product releases an excessive amount of nitrosatable substances (measured total value: 9.13 mg/kg), which generate nitrosamines. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-12.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · from 19 Mar 2025
Online marketplace
Amazon
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert SR/01263/25
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Other alerts for Simspear

Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert SR/01263/25
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2025-14 (XML)
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